Vertical mower.



G. WODTLI. VERTICAL MOWER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 29 1910.

1 1 08,536 Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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GOTTLIEB 'WOLDTLI, F SWEET HOME, OREGON.

VEETIUAL MOVEE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Go'rrmnn l/Von'rLI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sweet Home, in the county of Linn and State of Oregon, haveinvented a new and useful Vertical Mower; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in mowers and has particularreference to an attachment to the ordinary horizontal mower.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide an improved device ofthis character by which the hay in the path of the mower is severed fromthe upstanding hay.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide an improved device ofthis character by which the upstanding hay in the path of the mower :issevered from the remainder of the hay field before the same is lnowndown.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter de scribed andshown and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

in the drawings z l igure 1 is a perspective view of the improved mower.Fig. 2 is a detail view of the shield.

Referring: to the drawings, 1 designates the movable cutter bar of thehorizontal finger bar. The outer end of the finger bar 2 is rigidlyconnected to a member i, which is disposed transversely thereof. Themember i is provided with a longitudinal slot 5, and also provided withbearing blocks (3 and 8. The bearii'ig blocks 6 is provided with avertically diposed slot 7, to receive one end portion of the crank shaft9, the other end of the crank shaft is journaled in the block 8. Thiscrank shaft is provided with cranks 17 and 18 at its end portion. Afiller block 7 inserted in the slot 7 to hold the shaft 9 in place,while a pin "7" extends transversely of the block 6 and through thefiller block 7 to hold the same securely in the slot 7. A pitman orconnecting rod 19 connects the cutter bar 1 to the crank 17 of the shaft9. The member a beyond the fingerbar 2 is constructed with a recessSpecification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed July 29, 1910.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914-.

Serial No. 574,552.

and dove-tailed in this recess 10 is a vertical finger bar 10 having acutter bar 11. A connecting rod or pitman 20 connects the cutter bar 11to the crank 18, as shown. The finger bar 10 may be easily removed,likewise the crank shaft 9, in which the cutter bar 1 may operate justthe same. it. shield 21 is carried by the member at so as to protect thecrank shaft and its connec ions.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Incombination, a bar having a recess and provided with laterally extendingoffset bearing blocks, a horizontally arranged finger bar projectinglaterally from the rear end of the first bar and provided with a. cutterbar, a vertical finger bar secured in said recess in advance of thehorizontal finger bar and provided with a cutter bar, a. crank shafthaving a crank at each end and mounted in the offset bearing blocks, oneof the cranks having connections with the cutter bar of the verticalfinger bar, the other crank having connections with the cutter of thehorizontal finger bar, and means for detach-ably mounting one end of thecrank shaft in one of the bearing blocks.

In combination, a bar having a recess and provided with laterallyextending oilset bearing blocks, al'iorizontally arranget finger barprojecting laterally from the rear end of the first bar and providedwith a cutter bar, a vertical finger bar secured in said recess inadvance of the horizontal finger bar and provided with a cutter bar, acrank shaft having; a crank at each end and mounted in the offsetbearii'ig blocks, one of the cranks having connections with the cutterbar of the vertical finger bar. the other crank having connections withthe cutter of the norixontal finger bar, and means for detachablymounting one end of the crank shaft in one of the bearing blocks, and ashield carried by the first bar for the crank shaft and its connections.

in testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUTTLIEB NODTLI.

itnesses Vl/ niiiiaivr SCROLL, EMMA WODTLI.

Genie: of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). Ge

